I've just had a look, the 5.1 is different too! The limiting is applied as it was in the box set except on My Wife! I'll have to do a proper side-by-side mix comparison, but it could potentially mean a tweaked mix for My Wife only!
I also agree. Many AI stem separation programs can now provide much better surround results than Penteo IMO. I think the 5.1 surround mix I did in 2023 of "Bargain" has better surround than this new version IMO.
I agree also about "Bargain". There are several AI stem separation programs that will give better results now than Penteo can provide IMO. Penteo is a fast way to get surround but not the best way anymore.
I received my disc on the 15th and pulled the stereo tracks with Audiomuxer and noticed the -6dB normalization. It made me wonder if I'd missed something. I haven't checked any of the multi channel material.
Mostly. Wilson's stereo and 5.1 mixes of "My Wife" also appear to be unmastered on the standalone disc.
As far as I can tell (mine is out for delivery, so not in my hands, nor do I have the box) its about 80% the same as the disc included in the $300 set with the new inclusion of instrumental stereo versions of every track except Bargain, and mastering on the 5.1 mix only is different for a handful of tracks. Otherwise the same
Listening to isolated channels isn't a great way to evaluate. You don't hear them that way in a mix, there are psychoacoustics involved. Stuff that sounds bad in isolation can be innocuous within the full surround mix.
that's true, the mix hides much of that psychoacousticly (is that even a word
); that's why I said "taken as a whole, it doesn't sound that bad"
